Hard Yaka leads Universal Ledger’s $10M round for ID-first digital wallet
South Carolina-based Universal Ledger, which has emerged from stealth mode, has closed a $10 million round to launch a digital…
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Utah mandates blockchain pilot for digital ID issuance
Utah’s Division of Technology Services has been tasked with piloting a blockchain system for Verifiable Credentials that can be used…
World Economic Forum panel pushes for blockchain-based decentralized digital ID
The Digital Identity Initiative of the World Economic Forum (WEF) has been discussing the possibilities of agreeing on an international…
Thailand’s blockchain digital ID infrastructure – an ecosystem in an ID ecosystem
Thailand is progressing rapidly with enrollment into its blockchain-based biometric digital identity infrastructure operated by the National Digital ID Company Limited (NDID),…
SITA enters deal to improve management of passengers’ biometric data
SITA has signed a partnership deal with travel ID verification and data sharing company Zamna, which will enhance the former’s…
FIDO offers guidance for government service use as countries deploy blockchain, biometrics
Governments around the world continue to develop digital identity capabilities to give residents easier access to public services, and the…
South Korea’s digital identity blockchain prepares to add new credentials, go international
South Korea’s blockchain-based national mobile digital identity system is not due to be fully operational until 2024, but it is…
Blockchain pushes healthcare digital ID applications further in India, South Korea
India’s National Health Authority has selected Life Clips’ subsidiary Belfrics to issue roughly one million Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA)…
Voatz surges past 100 elections with biometrics securing remote voting
Mobile voting options continue to grow, with blockchain and biometrics-based elections platform Voatz announcing the successful completion of its 2022…
Digital ID enabling anonymity launched by Liquid Avatar for Web3
Liquid Avatar is launching its Proof of Humanity digital ID credentials to enable metaverse users to establish a digital footprint…
